A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) strikes 89 kilometers (55 miles) from Paredon in Mexico on Sunday. Exact location of event, depth 54.31 km, -94.3767° West, 15.3979° North. The temblor was reported at 23:13:59 / 11:13 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000ayfu. Id of event: us1000ayfu. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 54.31 km (34 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 30/10/17 / 2017-10-30 05:13:59 / October 30, 2017 @ 5:13 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Epicenter of the event was 102 km (63 miles) from Tonalá (c. 32 900 pop), 102 km (64 miles) from Chahuite (c. 9 800 pop), 91 km (56 miles) from Paredón (c. 6 100 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Mexico (c. 112 469 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Chahuite, Tonalá, Paredón (min 5000 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days thirty-four and in the last 365 days three hundred and seventy-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 89 km SW of Paredon, Mexico.
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